whew!!!

I am a happy, but tired, person tonight

    Most of the Christmas decorations are upstairs.  There are still some standing items that have to be lugged up, but tomorrow will work for that.

    The problem is we are missing some decorations!

    We have some German candleholders that have not appeared, along with some pillows.  I have gone through all the boxes and have not found them.  I now wonder if I put them in the garage sale stack by mistake, so tomorrow I will do another search.

    Why am I happy?

    Well, I got a great coffee at Cypress House to start.

    Then tonight  I walked with the Rochelle Area Community Foundation folks in the Christmas Parade in town.

    Several of us passed out candy and sunglasses to folks along the way.

    I parked 3 blocks from the start of the parade.  I walked to the float, then walked to almost the end, stopping at the museum.

    At the museum I hung out with Director Jan at the fire pit in front of the museum.  And I had to walk 2 blocks back to my van.  I spent almost 3 hours on my feet, that is why I am so tired.

    Why happy?

    Jackie had a good day and was able to stay by herself for 2 and a half hours while I did my things.  

    Sometimes she is a little hesitant to let me go for long periods, but today all went well and she felt ok.  She also knows I am about to 15 minutes away and will leave as soon as she calls.

    I love being able to help out the groups I am involved with, and sometimes it is hard to get the time to do it.  Everyone is understanding, but I like being involved.

    Also, I engaged in real conversations with 3 total strangers!  I was engaged, listening, asking questions, giving information..... just like a real adult!  Usually I don't do well in those situations.

    And as a major plus I called 6 people by their right names!!!  I missed one, but the lighting was bad and I really could not see his face.  

    I picked up supper and ran into the Jolly Old Elf himself.  Seems he does not always travel by reindeer, although he did ask if they had carrots.

Hmm.....

Peace add Love

My thought exactly!

You could join me for a drink if you buy $20 in museum raffle tickets!  Gives you 24 chances to split the pot, a museum membership for a year, and a coffee or tea on me!!!